Look AHEAD: Action for Health In Diabetes

Principal Investigator: John M. Jakicic, Ph.D.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIDDK)

Purpose: The major goal of this project is to examine the effect of weight loss on treating patients with type 2 diabetes.

Intentional Weight Reduction and Physical and Cognitive Function

Principal Investigator: John M. Jakicic, Ph.D.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIA)

Purpose: To determine the long-term effects of a lifestyle intervention designed to achieve and maintain weight loss on physical function, and to determine the long-term effects of a lifestyle intervention designed to achieve and maintain weight loss on cognitive function.

A Randomized Trial to Compare Surgical and Medical Treatments for Type 2 Diabetes

Principal Investigator: Anita Courcoulas, MD

Center Co-Investigator: John M. Jakicic, Ph.D.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIDDK)

Purpose: To examine the effect of behavior modification versus surgical procedures on weight loss and diabetes control in adults with type 2 diabetes.

Preoperative Lifestyle Intervention in Bariatric Surgery

Principal Investigator: Melissa Kalarchian, Ph.D.

Center Co-Investigator: John M. Jakicic, Ph.D.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIDDK)

Purpose: This study is examining a preoperative lifestyle intervention on outcomes in bariatric surgery patients.

Physical Activity Following Surgery Induced Weight Loss

Principal Investigator: Bret Goodpaster, Ph.D.

Center Co-Investigator: John M. Jakicic, Ph.D.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIDDK)

Purpose: To explore the effects of physical activity on patients following surgery-induced weight loss.

The Effect of Exercise on Acute Nicotine Withdrawl: Human Study

Center Co-Investigator: John M. Jakicic, Ph.D.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIDA)

Purpose: The aim of this study is to test the effects of morning versus evening exercise on acute nicotine withdrawal, specifically on mood, cue-induced craving, and objective measures of polysomnographic sleep disturbances, in adults aged 18 to 39

Osteoporotic Fractures in Men - MROS

Principal Investigator: Jane Cauley, Ph.D.

Center Co-Investigator: John M. Jakicic, Ph.D.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health

Purpose: This study is examining factors associated with falls and fractures in older adults.